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The Pirates made some moves on Monday – not big ones, but still somewhat notable. They acquired outfielder Jaff Decker and reliever Miles Mikolas from the Padres, sending them prospect Clint Robinson in exchange. Decker and Mikolas were both added to the 40-man roster, so to make room, the Bucs designated Kyle McPherson and Garrett […]

The Pirates finished off a sweep in Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon, and will carry all the momentum in the world back home to Pittsburgh for Tuesday’s win-or-go-home Wild Card game. Of course, we’ve seen that momentum can shift with one bad inning or one swing of the bat, and almost no starters were a part […]

The Pirates took a really tough loss on Friday night and dropped back to second in the Central as the Cards won on a walk off. It was certainly an exciting game at PNC, but every loss feels like a crushing blow at this point – part of what makes pennant races so great yet […]

The Pirates have answered the calls to upgrade their offense. After grabbing Marlon Byrd from the Mets a few days ago, they squeezed in one more move before the playoff eligibility deadline by going out and getting first basemanJustin Morneau from the Minnesota Twins. They did so by sending away Alex Presley and a PTBNL/cash. […]

Friday night was nearly a perfect evening for the Bucs at PNC Park, as they took it to the Cardinals in front of a loud sold-out crowd to move back in to a first place tie. They did so in emphatic fashion behind their ace, who delivered yet another brilliant performance when they needed one […]

The Pirates got off to another strong start in their second west coast series of the week, as they blasted the Giants in a long game late Thursday night/Friday morning. Matt Cain had owned the Pirates in previous outings against them, but this time the Bucs were all over the San Francisco ace. Cain appeared […]

I’d say that qualifies as a pretty good bounce back performance – for the Pirates as a team and especially for Francisco Liriano. The Bucco ace continues to thrive in his role as a “stopper” – his numbers when the Bucs need a win have been simply unreal, and they got even better on Wednesday […]

Annnnd…EXHALE! The Pirates managed to navigate their way through another very tense contest in Cincinnati by FINALLY coming up with some big hits and getting some big outs late. The Bucs still lost the series, but avoided a sweep – losing just one game in the standings to the Reds feels a lot better than […]

Saturday’s loss undoubtedly ranks among the most frustrating of the year – possibly atop the list. In addition to the usual RISP failures (including a spectacularly awful display in the ninth inning), the pitching and defense was not up to snuff, and a few bad breaks really hurt them as well. It all ended in […]

The Pirates’ win streak came to an end on Tuesday night, as the Phillies handed them their first loss in almost two weeks. A huge Tuesday night crowd watched the Bucs fail to get a clutch hit in a couple of big situations — for the first time in a while, things didn’t go their […]